coonoor
11.35°N 76.82°E
Located just two hours from Coimbatore, Coonoor is a beautiful and secluded plantation town with a landscape dominated by tea gardens and forests.
Landscape & Climate
Perfect weather all year
Cooonoor has an average elevation of 1,850 metres (roughly 6,000 feet) above mean sea level.
Temperatures range from 15°C to 25°C during the summer months while winters are mild and rarely dip below freezing. Rainfall is moderate through most of the year with October and November typically being the wettest months due to the retreating monsoons.
Temperatures range from 15°C to 25°C during the summer months while winters are mild and rarely dip below freezing. Rainfall is moderate through most of the year with October and November typically being the wettest months due to the retreating monsoons.
~1,850 m
Elevation
Highland
Climate
2 - 25°C
Temperature
~1,800 mm
Annual rainfall
Flora and fauna
A biodiversity hotspot
The Western Ghats, of which the Nilgiris and thus Coonoor is a part, is a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot. The ‘Nilgiris’ (or Blue Mountains) gets its name from the blue hue of a local shrub known as kurinji, a native flowering plant which in turn borrows its name from the Kunthi river.
Coonoor is also home to several different forms of birds and animals including several rare endemic species. Birds such as the Black and Orange Flycatcher, the Nilgiri Pipit, wood pigeon and the Nilgiri Laughing Thrush are regularly spotted. Sightings of wild gaur, leopards, barking deer, porcupines, hares and Malabar Squirrels are also common.
Flora and fauna
A biodiversity hotspot
The Western Ghats, of which the Nilgiris and thus Coonoor is a part, is a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot. The ‘Nilgiris’ (or Blue Mountains) gets its name from the blue hue of a local shrub known as kurinji, a native flowering plant which in turn borrows its name from the Kunthi river.
Coonoor is also home to several different forms of birds and animals including several rare endemic species. Birds such as the Black and Orange Flycatcher, the Nilgiri Pipit, wood pigeon and the Nilgiri Laughing Thrush are regularly spotted. Sightings of wild gaur, leopards, barking deer, porcupines, hares and Malabar Squirrels are also common.
Shola Forests; Tea
Local Grasslands
Oscar
Neela Kurinji Flower
Malabar Squirrel
Nilgiri Pipit
Getting here
Easily accessible by road and by air
Located under 70 kilometres and an easy 2 hour drive from Coimbatore, Coonoor is easily accessible from all major domestic airports and from international airports in the Middle East and South East Asia. It is 20 kilometres from neighbouring Ooty and a 6 hour drive from Bangalore.